Wednesday, April 23rd Following on from the debut of three prior singles, American shoegaze-meets-indie-rock outfit, Hundredth, have announced the upcoming release of their sixth studio effort: Faded Splendor.
The album, due for release on May 16th, 2025, also features the newly debuted single, 'Blitz' - now available for streaming worldwide.
The Faded Splendor tracklist is as follows:
1. Curve
2. Big Love
3. Dark Side
4. All The Way
5. Blitz
6. Waste
7. Blur
8. Glimmer
9. Dazzle
10. Faded Splendor
Listen to 'Blitz' here:
Swedish rock outfit, Ghost, have released their third promotional single in anticipation for upcoming sixth studio effort, Skeleta - this time titled 'Peacefield'.
Following prior singles 'Satanized' and 'Lachryma', 'Peacefield' sees the band leaning heavily into influence from the likes of Journey, Boston, and other similar 80s rock acts.
Skeletá is due to be released worldwide on April 25th.
Listen to 'Peacefield' now:
After several years of silence, Kars Landman finally released the first single of his upcoming album. Going back to more of a progressive metal foundation, found previously on 'Everlasting, Ever-Fleeting', the release process of a brand new full length has finally started.
'Distant Light' can be heard below, or on all popular streaming services. An instrumental is also available.
Sunday, April 20th
King Gizzard have released their newest single "Deadstick", alongside a music video. The video & song, follows up on previous album Flight b741. King Gizzard also announced that their upcoming record, Phantom Island, would be out June 13th.
Saturday, April 19th
Lithuanian chaotic post-metal force AORTES unveils their highly anticipated new album, "Carrion" a bold step forward in the band’s sonic evolution. The record weaves together eerie ambient textures, thunderous doom-infused riffs, ferocious blackened hardcore intensity, and the restless unpredictability of post-metal, solidifying AORTES place at the forefront of the genre’s experimental edge.
With seven tracks, "Carrion" takes listeners on a dynamic sonic journey, weaving through atmospheric soundscapes, crushingly slow heaviness, and bursts of searing aggression. The album highlights AORTES signature talent for blending raw emotion with complex arrangements, creating an immersive experience for fans of experimental and extreme post-metal.
The album also includes a special collaboration - title track “Carrion” f ... more
Friday, April 18th
Marilyn Manson has just dropped a cover of Phil Collins' multi-platinum classic, "In the Air Tonight". The track is part of a new Maxi Single CD release, containing "As Sick As the Secrets of (Sleep)" as the B-side, which reinterprets "As Sick As the Secrets Within".
You can listen to the cover of "In the Air Tonight" below:
Wednesday, April 16th
UK-based alt rock band Tummyache are embarking on the US leg of their 'Edge of Everywhere' Tour. Led by Soren Bryce, the band released their most recent LP "Egosystem" and a B-sides collection "The Theory of Relatability" in 2024. Nashville emo/shoegaze band Khamsin will be supporting on select dates.
The band will be touring with a documentary team to highlight the US independent music world, to explore "the people, venues, and spaces that sustain DIY music in America."
Tickets:
https://linktr.ee/tummyache
Dates:
4/17 - Amarillo, TX - The 806
4/19 - Jackson, MS - Sunflower Oven
4/21 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel *
4/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club *
4/23 - Madison, WI - Communication Madison *
4/24 - Ypsilanti, MI - Dreamland Theater
4/25 - Chicago, IL - Graveface Record Shop
4/26 - Evansville, IN - Fuchsia Collective Presents at Wellspring Churc ... more
Less than two years following the release of their last effort, As Gomorrah Burns, Canadian brutal death metal veterans Cryptopsy has announced their next album along with a new single.
An Insatiable Violence is set to release on June 20th through Season of Mist.
Listen to the first single, Until There's Nothing Left:
Experimental Death Metal duo Eye of Mensis have released a new EP titled ‘Thorns’, which features one 10 minute re-imagining of their 2022 single ‘Wrapped In The Thorns of a Howling Ghost’ . The EP is meant to promote their upcoming sophomore full-length, ‘Echoes From Beneath’ out June 12.
https://eyeofmensis.bandcamp.com/album/thorns
Tuesday, April 15th
Countrygaze vets Greet Death have finally announced a follow-up to their 2019 modern classic New Hell titled "Die In Love". This comes after the band dropped the single Same But Different Now last fall and have released a new song for the album titled "Country Girl". According to female vocalist and guitarist Harper Boyhtari, the song is about “…identity, alienation, and detachment. It’s like trying to solve a murder mystery and finding out you were the killer the whole time.”
Die In Love comes out June 26th through Deathwish Inc.
Die In Love tracklist:
1. Die in Love
2. Same But Different Now
3. Country Girl
4. Red Rocket
5. Emptiness is Everywhere
6. August Underground
7. Small Town Cemetery
8. Motherfucker
9. Love Me When You Leave
Monday, April 14th
Prog/doom metal band In The Silence have released a second single, "A Song For Winter", off their upcoming album Once Dead Now Shines.
There is no official release date for the album yet, but you can listen the new songs below
Tracklist :
1. Solaria
2. Darkest Hours
3. What have I?
4. Patterns in the Moonlight
5. Bullets Lack Empathy
6. Tendencies Divine
7. Darkest Hours II
8. In the Fog too Long
9. Silver Sky
10. A Song for Winter
https://inthesilence.bandcamp.com/track/a-song-for-winter
https://inthesilence.bandcamp.com/track/what-have-i
Sunday, April 13th
Ryoji Shinomoto, mastermind behind Japanese melodic death metal band RYUJIN (formerly known as GYZE), has released a tribute album titled Children of Bushido, dedicated to the late Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho. The album reimagines Children of Bodom’s classics through a distinct “Samurai Metal” lens, fusing traditional Japanese instruments with melodic death metal in a way that honors both legacy and cultural roots.
Shinomoto shared the emotional and creative motivations behind the project:
"Alexi Laiho—an extraordinary rock star, guitar hero, and composer (Children Of Bodom, Bodom After Midnight)—passed away in 2020. His influence was immense, not just in the West but also in Japan. Anyone who sees me now as a lead guitarist and vocalist in a metal band can easily understand how much he impact ... more
Shadow of Intent have unleashed their latest single, "Feeding the Meatgrinder," featuring a guest appearance by George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse. This track marks the first release from their upcoming album, Imperium Delirium, set to drop on June 27.
After 15 years, death metal cult favorites Short Bus Pileup return with their EP Volumes of Dismal Manifestations: Book I.
The Virginia-based band brings back their signature blend of brutality and dark humor, stream it below.
Merch: https://tinyurl.com/249k78hu
Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/282bwrfx
Spanish garage/punk/psych outfit Samesugas, is streaming a new album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled White Fire, the long player has been officially published on April 11, through Lixo Urbano imprint.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://samesugas.bandcamp.com/album/white-fire
Saturday, April 12th
Chicago-based hardcore punk outfit Stress Positions are set to release their latest EP, Human Zoo, on May 16th. The record will feature remixed tracks from the album from Planet B and Made by Human Hands.
You can listen to "Blood Money" now, via their Bandcamp. Link below.
https://stresspositions.bandcamp.com/album/human-zoo
You can pre-order the vinyl version here:
https://threeoneg.com/archive/vinyl/human-zoo
Norwegian blackened/punk rock/metal outfit Häxer, is streaming its first album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Abra Fakkadabra, the long player is an independent release since April 4.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://haxer.bandcamp.com/album/abra-fakkadabra
Friday, April 11th
English britpop/rock outfit, Pulp, have released a new single, titled 'Spike Island'.
The track features as the leading single in anticipation for the band's eighth studio effort, More - Pulp's first full length album to be released in 24 years following the 2001 release of We Love Life.
More is expected to release on June 6th, 2025.
Listen to 'Spike Island' here:
Indie/pop star Lana Del Rey has released a new single - titled 'Henry, come on'.
The debut of the track precedes the highly anticipated release of Del Rey's upcoming tenth studio effort, The Right Person Will Stay, due for release on May 21st.
Stream links: https://lanadelrey.lnk.to/henrycomeon
Listen to 'Henry, come on' here:
Slovenian deathcore/metalcore outfit Within Destruction have released a new album, titled ANIMETAL.
The debut of their latest studio effort sees the band featuring multiple anime-inspired themes and references throughout its runtime - with the cover art (and name) also being a starkly colourful affair by comparison to the generally more serious covers of prior albums.
The album's full tracklist is as follows:
#1 - 'Animetal'
#2 - 'Demon Child'
#3 - 'Kanashibari'
#4 - 'Bitter Embrace'
#5 - 'Fate // Seperate'
#6 - 'Cybergirl'
#7 - 'Incomplete'
#8 - 'Stay 4Ever'
#9 - 'Automaton'
#10 - 'Hide & Seek'
#11 - Torment'
#12 - 'A Love That Slowly Died'
Listen to the band's latest single, 'Hide & Seek' here:
German post-hardcore outfit Annisokay (stylised as annisokay) have released a new EP - titled Abyss Pt II.
The debut of the EP follows the 2023 release of Abyss Pt I, with the full tracklist of the second instalment being as follows:
#1 - 'Get Your Shit Together'
#2 - 'Never Enough'
#3 - 'Oblivion'
#4 - 'Into the Grey'
#5 - 'H.A.T.E. (feat. Any Given Day)'
#6 - 'Inner Sanctum'
Stream Abyss Pt II in full here:
Stream Abyss Pt I here:
US alt metal outfit Drowning Pool have returned with a new single, titled 'MADNESS'.
The debut of the track follows the prior release of single, 'Revolution (The Final Amen)', which saw the return of SOiL frontman, Ryan McCombs. Having featured on previous Drowning Pool albums, McCombs once again took over vocal duties following the 2023 departure of previous lead vocalist, Jasen Moreno - who left the band following Drowning Pool's seventh studio effort, Strike a Nerve.
At this time, the band have yet to announce any further details in regard to an expected album being released later this year.
Listen to 'MADNESS' here:
Listen to 'Revolution (The Final Amen)' here:
Swedish rock outfit, Ghost, have released a second promotional single in anticipation for their upcoming sixth studio effort, titled 'Lachryma'.
The debut of the track follows previous single, 'Satanized', with the band's newest album Skeletá due to be released worldwide on April 25th, 2025.
Alongside this, the band have recently updated their frontman design, 'Papa V Perpetua' - the latest of group leader Tobias Forge's musical identities.
Listen to 'Lachryma' now:
Listen to 'Satanized' here:
Thursday, April 10th
Sybreed is now streaming a newly-recorded cover of Tears For Fears' "Shout", which they recorded back in 2022.
The cover is featured on the reissue of The Pulse of Awakening, who will be out May 30th via Listenable Records. Theirs other albums Antares and God Is An Automaton will are also reissues on the same date. Each album comes packed with bonus tracks and previously unreleased Sybreed material.
Legendary ska-punk collective Streetlight Manifesto have announced their first full length album in 12 years following 2013's The Hands That Thieve. The record, entitled The Place Behind the Stars, will be released via Pentimento Music on June 24th.
The announcement can be viewed on the band's Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIN4ua1O7TI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Additionally, a teaser mix of the new album featuring new material can be heard below:
Wednesday, April 9th
Big Pants Music aficionados, Orthodox have released yet another track to their upcoming LP A Door Left Open titled "Sacred Place". If you've seen Orthodox at all within the past year, you'll recognize this as the bombastic opening song to their set formally known as "Chameleon". Pre-orders are available through the band's site.
A Door Left Open releases June 6th.
Tuesday, April 8th
Baltimore rock band, Turnstile have released the title track to their upcoming album, NEVER ENOUGH, scheduled to release June 6th on Roadrunner Records. This is the band's first record since 2021's infamous GLOW ON. The 14 track album will also accompany the band's European festival run, including appearances at Outbreak, Jera on Air, Hellfest among many others. No tracklist has been revealed yet but presave options are available on all streaming platforms.
Tour dates:
6/7 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
6/13 – London, UK – Outbreak Fest London
6/14 – Porto, PT – Primavera Sound Porto
6/21 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest
6/28 – Ysselsteyn, NL – Jera On Air
6/29 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
7/12 – Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Blues Festival
9/3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
Rumors circulated earlier this year that Death Grips had disbanded after a tumultuous reunion tour several years ago, but the band have taken to instagram to clear the air with a message:
“Despite rumor and hearsay, we remain active as Death Grips.
-Stefan and Zach”
https://www.instagram.com/p/DILuSRixZjh/?igsh=YW0xZmV0MmQycWth
It appears that Andy Morin AKA Flatlander is no longer attached to the project. It is unclear to what capacity that "remain active" means, although very brief snippets of what appeared to be new music have accompanied the band's cryptic messages and posts since 2018's Year of the Snitch.
Sunday, April 6th
Connecticut-based old-school metalcore band Balmora have released their new EP Prologue, which is available for streaming below.
Bandcamp: https://dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/prologue
Country solo-artist Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria fame released several singles of his upcoming album.
The singles can be listened to below, or on most streaming services.
The Bed I Made:
Ain't No Use:
Tell Me Why:
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